Police have arrested a man for allegedly killing his 25-year-old wife, days after her body was found near the Mumbai-Vadodara highway in Maharashtra`s Palghar district, officials said on Tuesday, reported news agency PTI.

The man doubted his wife`s character and hence strangled her to death, they said.

The woman was found dead near a bridge construction site on the highway on November 13.

“An initial investigation suggested the victim was strangled to death with her dupatta. An FIR was subsequently registered against an unidentified person under Section 103(1) (murder) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita,” Talasari police station inspector Ajay Gorad said, reported PTI.

Due to the lack of immediate leads, multiple police teams were formed to expedite the probe.

The police worked on several leads, published the victim`s picture, and identified her with the help of her relatives, the official said, reported PTI.

Subsequent investigation focused on her husband, Sakirali Mustafaali Mansuri, a 43-year-old driver originally from Uttar Pradesh and residing in Surat, Gujarat, reported PTI.

He was apprehended from the Achhad border of Maharashtra and Gujarat on Monday, the official said.

“The accused told the police during interrogation that he had a serious doubt about his wife`s character and suspected her of having an extra-marital affair, and hence killed her,” he said, reported PTI.

Further probe was on into the case.

Worker killed as iron bar falls on him at steel plant in Palghar

In another incident, a 34-year-old worker was killed after an iron bar fell on his head at a steel manufacturing plant in Maharashtra`s Palghar district, officials said on Tuesday, reported PTI.

The incident took place at the unit located in the Boisar area on Monday afternoon, they said.

The worker, identified as Paresh Ramesh Rathod, died on the spot after being struck by an iron bar, a police official said, reported PTI.

The body was sent for postmortem to a government hospital and a case of accidental death was registered as of now. A probe was on into the incident, Boisar police station Inspector Sunil Jadhav said.

(With inputs from PTI)

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